Voices on College Protests Against Vietnam War
The Star surveyed eight students on campus protests against U S involvement in South Vietnam. Frances Nichols argues students lack full understanding unless well informed on both sides and quotes a saying about standing for something. Tom Brennan defends protests but condemns draft card burning and dodging duty as unbecoming of democracy.
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United States
South Viet Nam
the Star
U.S
South Vietnam
Frances Nichols
Fairfax
Shenandoah College
Tom Brennan
Alexandria
Charles Shore
Rt. 3
Vietnam
Coast Guard Cracks Down On Flotilla
The Coast Guard levied a $6000 penalty on Jack Ott Donald R Green and Jack Peter Zack for ferrying Cuban refugees to Key West amid a broader crackdown on the flotilla. They face up to $1000 fines per refugee for 60 people allegedly brought in October 14 and 25 passengers on the same voyage.
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Coast Guard
Key West, Fla
Cuba
United States
Key West
Jack Ott
City of Miami Recreation Department
Donald R. Green
Miami
Jack Peter Zack
Pittsburgh
Ott
Customs and Immigration Departments
Zack and
Green
Congress Adjourns After Record Civil Rights Legislation
Congress adjourned for the year after a 9 month session delivering civil rights education and health care laws. The sugar quota bill passed 41 to 10 in the Senate after a 174 to 88 House vote, with adjournment sine die close to midnight. President Johnson hailed the session as historic.
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Congress
Senate
House
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Senate House Conference Committee
Dr King to protest jury verdict in France trip
Dr Martin Luther King said he would cancel part of his European visit to return home and organize marches in protest of the acquittal of Ku Klux Klan member Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. in the death of Mrs Viola Liuzzo. He spoke in Paris before heading to London.
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Paris
Martin Luesher King
Gracious Switchboard Operator Guides Callers to 667
A long thankful note praises a polite operator who answers the Star News Room line. Since the 667 exchange began, she has repeatedly redirected callers who dialed 662 to the correct 667 number with courtesy.
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Star News Room
Mansfield says Johnson will seek less new legislation next year
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield expects President Johnson to curb requests for new laws in the coming year. He noted the Senate will have more time for extended debate on current issues as a result.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Congress
Mansfield
Jack Miller
Iowa
Sukarno Warns Civilians as Army Tightens Indonesian Crackdown
In Jakarta President Sukarno angrily warns Indonesians to halt anti Communist and anti Chinese demonstrations or face being shot. He fronts a nationwide army campaign against the PKI and vows to order troops to shoot violators if newspapers fail to carry his directives.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Jakarta
Communist Party
PKI
China
Acquittal Won't Halt Other Trials in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Richmond Flowers says two other Ku Klux Klansmen will be tried on more charges despite the acquittal of Ollie Leroy Wilkins Jr. in the murder of Viola Gregg Liuzzo. Wilkins was acquitted after a five day trial. the other defendants Eugene Thomas and William Eaton face upcoming proceedings.
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Hayneville
Ala
Alabama
Richmond Flowers
Detroit
Flowers
Ollie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Wilkins
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Fairefield
Aley
Lowndes County
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Thomas
Eaeton
Liuzzo
Selma
Montgomery
Arthur J. Hanes
Birmingham
Dolls Examined For Explosives In Vietnam Gift Mission
Army demolition experts at Ft. Benning collected over 50 hand made Vietnamese dolls sent to families of servicemen in Viet Nam amid fears some dolls could hide explosives. No devices were found and Third Army headquarters reported no injuries from exploding dolls. Soldiers' families were urged to contact the closest provost marshal with any concerns.
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W. H. Grimm
Ft. Benning
Viet Nam
Columbus
1St Cavalry Division
Third Army
Ft. McPherson
Atlanta
Troopers Deployed to Lincolnton Amid Civil Rights Demonstration
Fifty Georgia state troopers were ordered to Lincolnton to maintain order as Negroes planned a courthouse rally over school segregation. Gov. Carl E. Sanders' press secretary said troopers could be doubled or tripled if needed after Friday's clash when whites charged a crowd of about 90 young Black marchers. The SCLC said civil rights workers from outside the county would join the demonstration.
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Lincolnton
Georgia
John Harper
Carl E. Sanders
Far East
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Radio and TV Revenue Up in 1964 Gains
The FCC reports American radio and television industries grossed over 2.5 billion dollars in 1964, a 10.8 percent rise from 1963. Radio earned 732 million and television 1.8 billion, with profits before tax up 22 percent to 486.4 million.
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Washington
Radio and Television
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Gemini 6 Pilots Ready for First Space Rendezvous Mission
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 6 pilots Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford have passed tests and run extensive simulations ahead of the Monday launch. Weather forecasts show potential sluggish cloud formations but are not expected to delay the mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Agena
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Heavy fighting near Plei Me and Phu Yen Vietnam
U S forces report intense clashes near Plei Me in the central highlands as Viet Cong assault a besieged camp and damage armored vehicles. Air strikes total about 117 in 24 hours with reports of light to heavy casualties at the camp. Another action in Phu Yen involves a mule tie battalion guarding rice harvests and a large Viet Cong attack prompting air strikes.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Plei Me
U.S
Highlands
Associated Press
Eddie Adams
Phu Yen
South China Sea
Weather cools Virginia with clear skies and 50 degree temps
A cold front moved through Virginia bringing clear skies and 50 degree temperatures across the Old Dominion today. Highs near 50 and lighter winds were reported in many areas as sunshine returned.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
Sunday Special at Fern's Fine Foods Hayfield
Fern's Fine Foods in Hayfield Virginia offers a Sunday special featuring baked ham with pineapple sauce, salad two vegetables rolls and butter beverage and a homemade apple pie priced at $1.65.
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Fern’s Fine Foods
Hayfield
Virginia
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